CH. 11-Medieval Europe

The Middle Ages lasted from about 500 to ______ in Western Europe and is also called the medieval period.

• 1450

• 1000

• 750

• 1200

After Rome fell, Germanic leaders seized power, and much of the region became divided into small kingdoms that were almost constantly at war.

• true

• false

Just about the only force that helped unite Western Europe in the early Middle Ages was _________, which survived the fall of Rome.

• Judaism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

Which of the following describes Charlemagne?

• he became the Frankish king in 768

• he brought many of the Germanic tribes together as one people and became the strongest leader in Western Europe.

• he founded schools and protected the weak against injustice

• all answer choices are correct

______ became the first German emperor of what would later be called the Holy Roman Empire.

• Attila the Hun

• Clovis

• Charlemagne

• King Richard the Lionheart

Kings in Western Europe and England could not defend their vast kingdoms on their own. To help them hold on to their land and protect their subjects, a political and social system called _______ developed by the 800s.

• monastery

• feudalism

• chivalry

• guilds

Many vassals were themselves soldiers in the army and served as _______, who were warriors on horseback.

• knights

• squires

• lords

• serfs

These people were "bound to the soil."

• lords

• knights

• serfs

• vassals

This code of conduct demanded that a knight be brave and courteous and never shrink from a challenge.

• serfdom

• bushido

• chivalry

• feudalism

A self-contained world located on land belonging to a lord.

• manor

• guild

• monastery

• medieval